Linotype matrix



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W. P. ZENT.

LINOTYPE MATRIX.

FILED JULYIB 1917 Jan. 30, 1923.

Inventor M Jan. 30, 1923. 1,443,781. W. P. ZENT.

LINOTYPE MATRIX. FILED 1ULY1B,1917. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

M Jtiarvzey Patented Jan. 30, 1923.

WAYNE P. ZENT, 0F TROY, NEW YORK.

LINOTYPE MATRIX Application filed July 18, 1917. Serial No. 181,186.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Narnia P. ZENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Iroy, county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Linotype Matrices, of which the following is a specification.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

This invention relates to various kinds of typographical-character-bearing units, such as logotypes, type-blocks, type-bars and linotypes, and dies or matrices for use in the production of the same.

The principal object of the invention is to facilitate preparing a form for printing tabular matter, and particularly numerical tabular matter in columns.

Other objects will appear in connection with the following description.

In the drawings I have shown the invention applied to a font of line-casting matrices, such showing being merely illustrative, as for certain purposes of the invention it is. equally applicable to various other kinds of typographical-character-bearing units.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a view in perspective showing several line-casting matrices assembled, illustrating certain features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of a linotype or type-bar formed by said assembled matrices.

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of one of the matrices shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing matrices bearing various other typographical characters, illustrating certain other fea tures of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of a linotype or type-bar formed from the matrices as assembled in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of one of the matrices shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of a single matrix bearing various other typographical characters.

Fig. 8 is a view in perspective of a single matrix having a single molding-face.

Fig. 9 is a view in perspective of a linotype or type-bar formed by assembling together the matrices shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

In the application of the invention to linecastlng matrices, for certain purposes of the invention it is immaterial whether said mat-- rices have severally a single molding-face or a. plurality of molding-faces. I prefer to employ matrices having severally a plurality of molding-faces for the reason among others, that by so doing I can greatly reduce the number of matrices to be employed. Referring to the drawings, I have shown in Figs. 1 and 3, four matrices, 4, 4 4*, 4, each having two molding-faces, 6 and 6 respectively.

Certain of these matrices severally bear on one of said molding-faces, a plurality of numerical typographical characters, as illustrated by the numbers, 12 and 50 on the molding-face, 6, of the respective matrices, 4 and 4 said numbers 12 and 50, being merely illustrative of any desired plurality of typographical characters. Said plurality of characters aregrouped on the respective molding-face of the matrix, side by side adapted for simultaneous use and they are adapted in use to aline in column-form respectively with the typographical characters on other matrices in the front, which severally bear a plurality of typographical characters arranged side by side upon a common molding-face.

Thus as shown in Fig. 1, the numeral, 2, on the matrix, 4, alines in column-form with the 0, on the matrix, 4", and the numeral, 1 on the matrix, 4, alines in column-form with the numeral, 5 on the matrix, 4;

Certain of the molding-faces on the matrices comprising a font bear but a single typographical character located to aline in use in column-form with one of the typographical characters on the several matrices which beara plurality of such characters on a, common molding-face.

Thus as shown in Fig. 1 the molding-face, 6, of the matrix, 4 bears the numeral,3, located to aline in column-form with the nu-' meral, 2, on the matrix, 4, and with the O on the matrix, 4 and the molding-face, 6 on the matrix, 4, bears the numeral, '7, located to aline in column-form with the numeral, 1, on the matrix, 4, and the numeral, 5 on the matrix, 4, saidnumerals 3 and 7, being illustrative of'any desired single typographical characters.

As shown in Fig. 1, the matrices, 4, 4* and 4", are shown with their respective molding-faces, 6, in casting position while the matrix, t is shown with its moldingface, 6 in casting-position.

As thus assembled said matrices will produce a linotype or type-bar, S, as shown in Fig. 2, having in column-form, reading transversely of its edge, lines of typocraplr ical characters, the first and third or said lines bearing in type-form the characters, 1 2 in column alineinent with the respective characters 5 0, while the second and fourth lines bear in type-{01in the character, T, in column alinement with characters, l and 5, and the character, 3, in column alinement with said characters, 2 and 0, thus "forming an im proved linotype which constitutes a part of my invention.

The several molding-faces on the several matrices of a font of matrices embodying my invention, may be provided with any de sired typographical characters arranged the manner above described, the severa molding-faces bearing either a single char-- acter or a plurality of characters.

I have shown on the molding-face, 6, or the matrix, -l, the multiplication sign X in a position corresponding with that of the numeral 3 on the molding-face, 6 of the matrix, l and the same multiplication sign X on the molding-face, (5, of the matrix, 43, in a position corresponding with that of the numeral 8 on the moldingiace, 6, of said matrix, l, whereby said multiplication signs are adapted to aline in columndiorin with the respective individual characters on the other matrices respectively. Said multiplication signs are merely illustrative of various typographical characters, wnich may be so employed, such as punctuation marks, fractions, reference characters, etc., used in printin I have shown in Fig. 4:, matrices, 43*, 4, and P, similar to those above described bearing upon each molding-face a plurality oil typographical characters, one of which a numerical character, while the other is a rule, 9.

Said rules, 9, preferably extend transversely of the respective matrices and from edge to edge thereof, being adapted for alinement in vertical or column-form with the similar rules on other matrices in the font, whereby, when the matrices are assembled, said rules form a substantially continuous rule-matrix which forms upon the linotype or type-bar a printing rule, 9, which is in fact continuous and which is cast integral with the other typographical characters on the linotype or type-bar, 10, extending longitudinally of the edge of the linotype or type'bar, as shown in Fig. 5, thus forming an improved linotype which constitutes a part of my invention.

1 haveshown the rules, 9, on the moldingfaces, 6, located at the left of the adjacent nun'ierical characters, while the rules on the molding-faces, are placed at the right of the adjacent numerical characters.

The rule-chara ters on the rule-forming matrices are so placed that they are in column-alinemcnt with the respective single numerical characters on other moldinge whether such single numerical char acters are on moldingd aces bearing one character only or on molding-faces bearing a plurality oi? numerical characters.

T he same two characters thus appear side *ide on one molding-taco, and side by c in reverse order on the other moldingiace oi the same matrix, requiring oper- 1n of but a single key o? tl linotype machine (not shown) t: deliver id characters in either order ot arrangggoment, the particular order being determined by the tasting-position of the matrix.

The numerical characters shown on the matrices in Fig -ii are illustrati e of any ty ographical characters which it may be desired to employ.

While I have shown the typographical chara -ters arranged to read longitudinally oi the respective matrices and transversely of the respective linotypes cast therefrom, I do not wish to be limited to such arrangement, as for certain purposes of the invention it is immaterial whether they be arranged in said manner, or whether they be arranged to read transversely of the respective matrices, and longitudinally of the respective linotypesi Either of said arran 'ements may be employed in a font of in iices embodying any invention depending upon whethe' it is desired to cast vertical linotypes or horizontal linotypes.

A further 'Eeature of my invention consists in making tie moldingstaces on a font of iatrices each em-square, whether bearing a single character or a plurality of clracters.

The liuotypes produced by assemblages oi": such matrices are thus uniformly of emwidth, and ar an exact number of ems in length without the use of space-bands or other justitying devices; and the form made up "from such linotypes is always an exact munber of ems in width, as well as an exact number of ems in length, and the characters in such form can be accurately alined both longitudinally and transversely thereof.

the term font 1 mean a series consisting of any desired number of matrices or other typographical-character-bearing units suiticient for the work contemplated.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A. font of line-casing matrices each having an era-square molding-face certain of said molding-faces severally bearing a plurality of numerical. characters side by side, certain other of said molding-faces severally hearing a vertical rule in columnalinement with one of said plurality of numerical characters.

2. A font of line-casting matrices each having an em-square molding-face certain of said molding-faces severally bearing a plurality of numerical characters side by side, certain other of said'molding-faces severally hearing a single numerical char acter in coluinn-alineinent with one 01" said plurality of numerical characters and side by side therewith a vertical rule in colurnnalinement with another of said plurality of numerical characters.

A font of line-casting matrices each having an em-square molding-face certain of said molding-faces severally bearing a plurality of numerical characters, certain ether of said molding-faces severally hearing single numerical characters in columnalinement with the respective single characters forming said plurality of characters,

certain othcr'of said molding-faces bearing each a vertical, rule in colummalinement with the respective single numerical characters on other molding-faces.

4. A font of line-casting matrices each having an era-square molding-face, certain of said molding-faces severally hearing a plurality of numerical characters, c'ertain other or said'molding-faces severally hearing single numerical characters in column-alinement with the respective single characters forming said plurality of characters, certain other of said molding-faces bearing each a vertical rule in columnalinement with the respective single numerical characters on other moldingiaces, and side by side therewith another typographical character in column-alinement with single numerical characters on other molding-faces.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of July, 1917.

WAYNE P. ZENT. 

